An official investigation into the crash concluded that Carromero was speeding when he made an “incorrect decision” to abruptly apply the brakes on a slippery surface.

The BBC reported that Paya's family has rejected the official findings and believed the car may have been forced off the road by a second vehicle.

Carromero remains in custody while Modig has returned to Sweden.

"European soil is under my feet. How wonderful!" the Swede wrote in a tweet today, AFP reported.

Granma reported that Carromero and Modig entered Cuba on July 19 on tourist visas and "in violation of their migratory status, got involved in clearly political activities contrary to the constitutional order."

The two activists admitted they had taken some 4000 euros ($4,900) for Paya and other dissidents, which is illegal in Cuba.

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